Auditions for Marvin's Room by Scott McPherson, Trinity Street Players, January 18, 2014

Trinity Street Players audition notice: Marvin's Room by Scott McPherson, directed by Cathy Jones. Auditions and performances at  First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity Street, Austin. Auditions on Saturday, January 18th at 1 p.m. with callbacks on Monday if necessary.


Winner of the 1992 Outer Critics Circle and 1992 Drama Desk Award for Best Play, Scott McPherson's Marvin's Room is a dramatic comedy featuring two estranged sisters who reunite to take care of their invalid father while one faces her own imminent death.


Roles for 4 women, 3 men and 2 male teenagers:

BESSIE (40 years) – Bessie is a leukemia patient, caretaker of Marvin and Ruth; loving and devoted.
LEE (late 30s) - Bessie's sister; self-centered and high-strung.
HANK (17 years) - Lee's troubled son, committed to a mental institution; moody.
RUTH (70 years) - Bessie's aunt; slight hunchback from collapsed vertebrae; aging and forgetful.
DOCTOR WALLY - Bessie's befuddled doctor.
BOB - Dr. Wally's brother and inept receptionist.
DOCTOR CHARLOTTE - Hank's unruffled psychiatrist.
CHARLIE - Hank's younger brother; quiet.
RETIREMENT HOME DIRECTOR - frustrated director of assisted living facility.

Please email marvins-room@trinitystreetplayers.com for an audition time on January 18th. Please bring theatre resume and headshot to auditions. You may request sides in advance to prepare for the audition.

Performances will be on Friday & Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons, March 28 – April 13, 2014.
For more information, please contact us by emailing marvins-room@trinitystreetplayers.com.